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A Calculated Risk

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In the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust, the Truman White House led the effort to establish the state of Israel. But, was it inevitable that the U. S. would endorse the concept of a Jewish state? Was U. S. policy entirely pro-Jewish? To what extent did the State Department influence Presidents Roosevelt and Truman in regard to Palestine? How aware were the two presidents of the probable consequences of their decisions about the Middle East? A Calculated Risk explores these questions and more. It examines the intricate international diplomacy that helped pave the way for the creation of the Jewish state and evaluates the conflicting pressures brought to bear on the U. S. with respect to the Palestine question, and specifically the recognition of Israel, from 1942–1948. Impartial, well researched, and highly readable, it tells the complete story of the balancing act that changed the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East.
A Common Foreign Policy for Europe?

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From:Taylor & Francis Inc; 0

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The first book to explore the EU's record as a global actor since the creation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in 1993 within the context of the Treaty of Amsterdam and recent decisions relating to NATO and EU enlargement. The chapters focus on: the interface between EU foreign and trade policies the EU's relationship with European defence organizations its behaviour within the OSCE and UN the institutional consequences of the CFSP case studies of EU policies towards Central and Eastern Europe and the Maghreb countries.The editors draw the findings together to assess whether the EU has been successful as a global actor and consider the question: can the EU become a more credible, reliable and unitary global actor?
A Community Health Approach to the Assessment of Infants and their Parents

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From:John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 0

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This book is a practical guide to the CARE programme, a home visiting programme that aims to assess infants? growth, development and psycho-social transitions in their first year of life and that together with the Index of Need checklist aims to engage parents in risk assessment. It provides evidence-based research for the programme, and gives clinical examples of how to use the assessment tools (including the Index of Need) and how to work with parents. The authors take a ?partnership with parents? approach throughout, while bearing in mind the practical workload issues that practitioners face.
A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy

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From:Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group 0

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Now in a fully updated edition, A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy offers a conceptual and historical overview of American foreign relations from the founding to the present. Compact and accessible, the text provides students with a clear andconcise understanding of key decisions and why they were made. Joyce Kaufman introduces the major themes that have driven the making of U.S. foreign policy, with an emphasis on the importance of economics and trade as well as the relevant political issuesof the time to both describe and explain critical decisions. Beginning with the question "what is foreign policy and why is it important?" the author shows the reader how foreign policy is relevant to everyone, and in some way touches all our lives. Thebook develops the themes historically to show how various presidents and administrations built upon the past, and where they set a new course and why. Kaufman pays particular attention to the Cold War and beyond, with a chapter devoted specifically to the changes in direction of American foreign policy as a result of September 11. She concludes with a look forward to challenges the United States will face in the coming decades. With its strong narrative and use of compelling case studies, the book engages students fully in this crucial topic, encouraging them to form their own ideas about American foreign policy.
A Conservative Economist?

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From:Modus Associates Limited 0

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The history of political thought abounds with the misappropriation of ideas and theories. The modern reputation of Adam Smith, the eighteenth century philosopher and political economist, as a conservative thinker is but one example of the many convoluted intellectual lineages of current political traditions. The dominant image of Adam Smith is that he was the intellectual forebear of contemporary conservative or neo-liberal economics.Robert Falkner is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. When this pamplet was first published he held a Lectureship in Politics at New College, Oxford. This work is an essay in historical and intellectual reinterpretation. It argues that Adam Smith was far from being a laissez-faire doctrinaire and that his work provides an inspiration for a political liberalism which believes in the benefits of the market economy but insists, too, that the liberal economy is embedded in a larger social and political environment. Unlike some modern neo-liberal economists, Smith did not present human nature as that of homo oeconomicus, or rational economic man. Rather, he insisted that the individual is a social being, who acts on the basis not only of economic motives but also of moral considerations. Furthermore, Smith did not abandon politics in favour of economics. He maintained that good governance based on liberal political principles was needed to guarantee prosperity, justice and social cohesion. Good governance, in turn, was in need of a "science of a legislator". The Wealth of Nations was intended to be just such a science of a legislator - the source of the principles which ought to guide the political process.
A Country That Works

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From:Simon & Schuster, Inc. 0

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Andy Stern, one of the most visionary leaders in America today, has fought relentlessly to ensure that Americans' hard work is rewarded in today's hypercompetitive, globalized world. As the newsmaking president of the fastest-growing, most dynamic union in America, he has led the charge for modernizing the "house of labor" -- taking unions out of the past and into the twenty-first century. He has spearheaded the campaign against the "Wal-Marting" of jobs and has innovated transformative solutions to the daunting problems facing Americans, from job insecurity to runaway health care costs. In this powerful critique and call-to-arms, he offers a revelatory dissection of the gathering threats to our standard of living -- threats that our politicians have failed utterly to address -- and he puts forth a bold, unassailable plan for making vital reforms.In his eye-opening diagnosis that makes the urgency of the threats vividly clear, Stern shows that Americans are contending with the most disruptive economic upheaval in the world economy since the Industrial Revolution. Yet, in the face of this daunting challenge, the American system simply isn't working well enough for most of us. Stern powerfully portrays how with the pace of globalization relentlessly quickening, the competitive pressures on our jobs and quality of life are heating up even more, especially as housing, health care, and oil prices skyrocket. While CEO salaries soar and business and the wealthy are handed plentiful tax shelters, the incomes of both white-collar and blue-collar workers stagnate, leaving most Americans struggling to pay off ever-escalating debt, instead of saving for retirement. The plain fact is that our system is out of whack, serving the interests of the top sliver of the most wealthy while putting the squeeze on the rest of us.Meanwhile, our politicians irresponsibly sidestep the crucial solutions that we so desperately need in order to make sure Americans can move into the twenty-first
A Crisis of Global Institutions?

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The legitimacy of global institutions which address security challenges is in question. The manner in which they make decisions and the interests they reflect often falls short of twenty-first century expectations and norms of good governance. Also, their performance has raised doubts about their ability to address contemporary challenges such as civil wars, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the use of military force in international politics.Addressing topical issues, such as the war against Iraq in 2003 and terrorism, and presenting provocative arguments, A Crisis of Global Institutions? explores the sources of the challenge to multilateralism - including US pre-eminence, the changing nature of international security, and normative concerns about the way decisions are taken in international organizations. Edward Newman argues that whilst some such challenges are a sign of 'crisis', many others are representative of 'normality' and continuity in international relations. Nevertheless, it is essential to consider how multilateralism might be more viably constituted to cope with contemporary and future demands.
A Critical Rewriting of Global Political Economy

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Moving beyond a narrow definition of economics, this pioneering book advances our knowledge of global political economy and how we might critically respond to it.V. Spike Peterson clearly shows how two key features of the global economy increasingly determine everyday lives worldwide. The first is explosive growth in financial markets that shape business decision-making and public policy-making, and the second is dramatic growth in informal and flexible work arrangements that shape income-generation and family wellbeing. These developments, though widely recognized, are rarely analyzed as inextricable and interacting dimensions of globalization. Using a new theoretical model, Peterson demonstrates the interdependence of reproductive, productive and virtual economies and analyzes inequalities of race, gender, class and nation as structural features of neoliberal globalization. Presenting a methodologically plural, cross-disciplinary and well-documented account of globalization, the author integrates marginalized and disparate features of globalization to provide an accessible narrative from a postcolonial feminist vantage point.
A Dictionary of Australian Politics

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A comprehensive guide to Australia's unique and colourful political language.'The sheer complexity of modern government means that many citizens are uneasy about concepts that political insiders and journalists take for granted. A Dictionary of Australian Politics is a valuable guide to clearing a path through the jungle.' - Barry JonesFrom barbecue-stopper' to 'washminster', from 'chardonnay socialist' to 'xenophobia', A Dictionary of Australian Politics is a comprehensive and lively guide to Australian political language. With handy 'quick grab' definitions, it is supported by in-depth explanations of the history and usage of important terms.For anyone interested in politics, this is an authoritative and entertaining reference. It is uniquely Australian, bringing together a range of political terms and expressions that over time have entered the vernacular. It also includes international terms which are essential to political discussion.
A Few Words on Intervention

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Introduction: two false dawns. 1. 1945 - At the end of the Second World War the United nations was set up, in the opening words of the Charter, 'to save suceeding generations from the scourge of war'. It was hoped that states would act together, through the new organisation, to prevent further conflicts. this lecture debates the areas of intervention and non-intervention.At the end of the Second World War the United Nations was set up, in the opening words of its Charter, "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". It was hoped that states would act together, through the new organisation, to prevent further conflicts. The unstated assumption was that such conflicts were most likely to be caused by aggression of one state against another, as had happened in the 1930s, and that aggression could in future be deterred by perpetuating the coalition of anti-fascist powers which had just defeated Germany and Japan. This coalition was institutionalised in the Security Council, with China, France, the Soviet Union, UK and US as permanent members. Chapter V of the Charter laid down the composition, functions and procedures of the Council, which was given "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security", all members agreeing that "in carrying out its duties under this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf" (Article 24.1). Its specific powers were laid down in Chapters VI (Pacific Settlement of Disputes), VII (Action with respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression), VIII (Regional Arrangements) and XII (International Trusteeship System)."
A Financing Facility for Low-Carbon Development in Developing Countries

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From:The World Bank 0

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This paper proposes an innovative financing mechanism, known as the Low Carbon Development Facility (LCDF) that would bring additional investment financing at concessional rates to unlock low carbon development projects in non-Annex 1 countries, increasing project-based emissions avoidance in these countries. The LCDF could be a modality of the Copenhagen Green Climate Fund to implement the financial pledges made by Annex 1 countries as a result of Copenhagen and post-COP15 negotiations to support projects, programs, policies and/or other activities in developing countries related to NAMAs. LCDF will not substitute the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and would rather support the innovative projects pioneered by these instruments.
A Game As Old As Empire

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From:Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 0

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John Perkins' controversial expose, "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," became an international word-of-mouth sensation and a long-running "New York Times" bestseller. However, the revelations that John Perkins presented in "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" were, actually, only a glimpse into the world of economic hit men. It turns out this secret world is even bigger, deeper, and more sinister than even Perkins knew. Perkins is now joined by a dozen other economic hit men and investigators, as they go much further in revealing how the EHM game has functioned, and continues to function, in many countries around the world. Through detailed confessions and hard facts and figures, "A Game As Old As Empire" unearths the truth about what is really going on in the world. Each chapter focuses on a particular case, detailing the methods used to deceive, steal, corrupt, and coerce. After presenting these particular cases, "A Game As Old As Empire" connects the dots - showing how the various pieces of this system come together to create the world's first truly global empire. The book then offers a call to action, explaining what ordinary citizens can do to confront and unravel this destructive network of control.
A Global Security Triangle

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From:Taylor & Francis Inc; 0

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This book considers the interactions between Africa, Asia and Europe, analysing the short and long term strategies various states have adopted to external relations.The urgency attached to the agenda of international terrorism and human and drugs- trafficking has forced the European Union into new cooperation with Africa and Asia. These inter-regional relations have taken on new dimensions in the context of contemporary international politics framed by new security challenges, and new competitive forces particularly from Asia. This book provides both conceptual and empirical arguments to offer an innovative perspective on the EU as a global actor. It demonstrates how these three regions interact politically and economically to address global challenges as well as global opportunities, and thus provides an assessment of the multilateralism which the EU clearly stated in its Security Strategy paper. Addressing a broad range of topical issues, the book features chapters on European Security; European Migration Policy; African Union and its peace and security policy; Terrorism and international security; China and its fast growing global role; India, the biggest democracy in the world; and the impact of the Asian economic growth on the global economy. Further it compares the different backgrounds, forms and priorities of regional integrations.A Global Security Triangle will be of interest to all scholars of European politics, security studies, African and Asian studies, and International Relations.
A Global Union For Global Workers

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This is a book about how global unionism was born in the maritime shipping sector. It argues that the industrial structure of shipping, and specifically the interconnected nature of shipping production chains, facilitated the globalization of union bargaining strategy, and the transnationalization of union structures for mobilizing industrial action. This, in turn, led to global collective bargaining institutions and effective union participation in global regulatory politics. This study uses a variety of source and analytical techniques, relying heavily on interviews with union official and other maritime industry people in many countries.
A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms

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From:Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group 0

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Navigating government documents is a task that requires considerable knowledge of specialized terms and acronyms. This required knowledge nearly amounts to knowing a completely different language. To those who are not fluent, the task can be overwhelming,as federal departments fill their documents with acronyms, abbreviations, and terms that mean little or nothing to the outsider. Would you be able to make sense of a document that described how the COTR reports to the CO regarding compliance with FAR, GPRA, SARA, and FASA? (This is a common procedure in government contracting.) Would you have any clue what was being referred to if you came across MIL-STD-129P? (It is the new standard for Military Shipping Label Requirements.) The sheer number of such terms makes mastering them nearly impossible. But now, these terms and their definitions are within reach. A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms presents a glossary of key definitions used by the Federal Government. This reference...

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